Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-13
I'ELEGRANS TO THE STAR
AMERICANS At a BULL-FIGHT.
Ladies'. said 90 be from Boston. Grow
Eushusiustic Over the BlOOdy sport.

Enthusiastic over the Bloody sport.
ST. LoUH Dec 13-rhe correspondent OF the
Globe Democrat, at II Paso, Tex, on Saturday
SAYS: To-day another series OF bull-nghts took
place at PasO del NOrte, and the immense amphi-
theater filled toits utmost capacity. The per-
furmance turned out To be, Ia the opinion of the
speet2toTS ana ma, man cement Dig success The
this added 20 the natural ferOclty OF their dis
Positions. No fatal accident occurred, but the
bulls and several horses were disabled manned
and tortured In nrst-class style and according TO
tn highest artistic rules OF the arena At todayS
performances the majority OF the spectators were
Americans, ana nearly One-half OF the whole audi
euce were women. Many OF them were from the
cultured cities OF the Eastern states for there
nonists IN the city, all Of whom appar-
entity, thought II incumbent on them TO
Saks IN the bull-hghts one party, Of
ladies, said 20 be from Boston, chaperoned by
mild-looking whlte-haired old gentleman In high
saAk nat and white necktie, made themselves quite
conspicuous by the wild and uncomfortable en-
thuslasm with which they applauded the per-
formance. Whenever the poor shIyerlng horses,
Who had their eyes bandaged before being brought
INTO the arena. received an extra vicious thrust
RON the horns OF "A bull and were thrown tremb-
ing and bleeding some distance away, these
ladies' would jump up and clap their hands ana eX
citedy join In the universal bravo wild with
return home 70 their civilized and refined sur
roundings, they will scarcely believe that they
could have been guilty Of such border ruffanisIn
Is they undoubtedly displayed to-day.
Among the audience to-day were priests, as Wen
as some Protestant minister's who were enabled
~ the laying over Of their excursion train at 81
PasO 10 take In a wild little slice of border life
Tomorrow being sunday, extra exertiOnS have
been MADE D. the management TO honor the DAY
oy an extra hot and heavy night, and II Is confi-
IDENTIFY predicted and hoped that there VIII be
fatality two, so to relieve the entertainment
o. even suspicion Of tameness
The Earth still TremnlOus I'm Mexico.
NOGALEs, A. T., Dee. I3-Meager details OF seis-
mic disturbances which were general along the
Paciic slope Of Mexico have been received here.
AT O'Clock Thursday morning earthquake SHOCKS
varying from one 70 TWO minutes IN duration. were
felt al san Bias and Topic, SinalOa- AT Mazatlan,
al the same hour. rumbling noise was heard,
and was followed by a slight shock. Throughout
the state OF sonora at nearly every point shocks
were felt shocks have also been ieit here.
Blessing~ that Follow the Drought.
IHE CHISCH EUG SAID TO HAVE BEEN ExrERMI-
MATED BY THE DRY WEATHER.
CAIRO Ill, Dec. ia gentleman OF this city
who has been close observer OF the effect dura-
ton and nature OF the various seasons OF drought
which have prevailed In the United states the
past thirty years, said to-day that while the
almost UMPIRE sedented drought just ended was the
cause Of great damage and temporary loss 10 the
country, 10 has really been OF untold value TO The
future wheat crop by the entire determination OF
the chlnch bug, that great enemy to the farmer,
which showed every evidence of being uncom,
monty active and destructive the coming season.
lie stated that the great drought OF 1855 resulted
In the total extinction OF the bug, and that for six
years following not one was heard of In the Sec
tons where the dryness prevailed. He predicts
the absence OF the pest for at least eight years
throughout the United states
Hard Lines for Mormon Missionaries.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA dispatch to the Globe
Democrat from Anna Ill, says: Three times with |
In year past so-called Mormon elders have en-
deavored TO make converts In this county, but |
have met with opposition everywhere, and have |
been driven from the county. The last attempt |
has just been made by two elders In the vicinity |
In rhsrrl RI faf ha
After much labor they succeeded In securing a |
school house for several evenings and had small
audience, when they were forced TO dismiss the |
meeting by a yOlley OF stones, bricks, mud, ETC.,
thrown through the windows. The school house |
burned down the night following. The elders |
have left for new fields of labor.